Exploratory Study on Psychosocial Impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak on Chinese Students Living in Japan
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 17 (2), 124-129
- https://doi.org/10.1177/101053950501700211
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the impact of the 2003 SARS outbreak on Chinese students living in Japan. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. The participants were recruited at multiple locations at the University of Tokyo, Japan. The results showed approximately 60% (96/161) of the respondents felt an impact of SARS on college life; they had experienced SARS-related fear, worry, depression as well as social discrimination and had taken SARS prevention measures for daily protection in Japan during the epidemic. The magnitude of the impact was associated with sociodemographic factors, including their age, specialty, area of previous residence in China and length of stay in Japan. The findings suggest that the SARS outbreak had a psychosocial impact on the Chinese students living in Japan, even though none of them had SARS. Social support tailored for these foreign students should be provided during such a disease outbreak. Asia Pac J Public Health 2005; 17(2): 124-129.Keywords
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